Montana among states looking to curb maternal deaths
In Montana, rates of maternal depression before, during, and after pregnancy are higher than the national average.
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In Montana, rates of maternal depression before, during, and after pregnancy are higher than the national average.
Perinatal depression affects as many as 20% of women in the United States during pregnancy, the postpartum period, or both, according to studies.
Many women in the U.S. go untreated because there is no widely deployed system to screen for mental illness in mothers, despite widespread recommendations to do so.
Low compensation rates for labor and delivery have big implications for maternal and fetal outcomes in America.
According to experts, screening and treatment for postpartum depression remains lacking across the country.